Balance - New England

A blog devoted, in part, to pointing out pieces of truth, injustice and those little-known stories that don't necessarily make the headlines, but demand our attention nevertheless.

Thursday, April 08, 2004

Hybrid Cars: Demand is HIGH, but where's the supply?

Typical of the American automobile industry, it's dragging its feet by not producing hybrid cars at a rate that keeps up with demand. There are thousands of people on waiting lists to buy fuel efficient hybrid gasoline-electric cars...and demand is even stronger during these times of record-high gas prices!

When will the American car industry wake up and meet the demand for low emission, fuel-saving vehicles? They need only look at profits Toyota and Honda are making by giving the car-driving public what they want in hybrid cars.



Above: The Toyota Prius, one of a few low emission, fuel-efficient hybrid cars on the market today

Click HERE to learn more about the American automakers' sluggish response to the high demand of hybrids.